Since she was a child, Daniela Poletti Zino, born in Piedmont (Northern Italy), has been fascinated by craftsmanship but she dedicated her early studies to pedagogy. After her second child was born, she rediscovered her love for arts and crafts.

She then decided to fully dedicate herself to the art of glass: she attended different courses about glass fusion, specialising in artisanal craftsmanship techniques. In the early 1990’s, her first experimentations, emblem of creativity and inventiveness, gave birth to a collection of glass flowers and glass cactuses.

They were an instant success. From that moment her activity has grown steadily. A few months later, she exhibited her first tableware collection at Salone del Mobile in Milano. In 1992, the Vetrofuso adventure officially started. Twenty-five years after its foundation, Vetrofuso serves with pride a range of international high fashion brands and distributors, hotels and restaurants, exporting not only its name, but the whole concept of ‘Made in Italy’ to all five continents.
After 15 years experience in the luxurious showcase of Maison & Object exhibition in Paris and a long-time participation in iSaloni WorldWide in Moscow, Vetrofuso was present at the first-ever exhibitions of M&O Asia in 2014 and M&O Americas in 2015, further strengthening its presence in the American and Asian markets.

Serena Confalonieri

Is an independent designer and art director based in Milano. She works on product, graphic and textile design projects and collaborates with many Italian and international companies.
Her works are placed in-between product and graphic design: an accurate research on the surfaces is always present in her projects..